Horse hay-rake.



PATENTED DEC. 1, 1903.

G WILSON HORSE HAY RAKE.

T 0N FILED 30 190 PATENTED DEC. 1, 1903.

G. WILSON.

HORSE HAY RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1901.

2 SHEETS-$11331 2.

N0 MODEL.

VL/CVLMMLI No. 745,946. PatentedDecember 1, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WILSON, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSON MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

HORSE HAY-RAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,946, dated December 1, 1903.

Application filed September 30, 1901. Serial No. 77,119. (No model.)

To a'ZZ whom it may concern: crank has an arm 22, to which is connected Beit known that I, GEORGE W1LSON,acitia coiled spring 23. The other end of this zen of the United States, residing at Rockcoiled spring has a connection with a footford, in the county of W'innebago and State lever 24, the foot-lever having a pivotal conof Illinois, haveinvented certain newand usenection with the bracket 25, secured to the ful Improvements in Horse Hay-Rakes, of angle-bar 6. Rods 26 form a connection bewhich the following is a specification. tween the foot-lever and the lever 11 of the This invention relates to a class of horse clutch mechanism, forming a connection behay-rakes in which the teeth are held down tween the axle and rake-head.

to in working position and just after they are The coiled spring 21 serves to hold the released a connection is formed between the crank 18 in an upright position under the revolving axle and rake-head in order that link connection between the rake-head and the teeth may be raised to dump the load. tongue-supportingframe, thereby holding the In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is teeth down in working position. The arm 22,

I5 a perspective view of the operative parts of coming in contact with the bar 5, serves as my improved horse hay-rake. Fig. 2 is a a stop. horizontal section of the clutch connection When it is desired to raise the teeth and between the rake-head and axle. Fig. 3 is a dump theload, the attendant presses forward lengthwise section showing the clutch aron the foot-lever 24, which through the spring 20 rangement and stop 27. 23 will rock the crank 18 backward against The framework of myirnproved horse haythe action of the spring 21, which will allow rake is old and comprises the axle l, rakethe link connection to drop at its center. A head 2, rake-teeth 8, and the lengthwise anfurther movement of the foot-lever will move gle-bars 4, 5, and 6, forming the tongue and the dog 10 into engagement with theratchet- 25 seat-supporting frame,which is pivotallysupwheel 9, and the rotary movement of the axle ported by the axle, by the bracket 7, and other will cause the rake-head to raise and dump brackets. (Not shown.) The rake-head2is the load. When the arm 11 comes in conpivotally supported bythe axle,by the bracket tact with the stop 27, the dog 10 will be forced S, and other brackets. (Not shown.) To the free of the ratchet-wheel and the teeth al- 30 axle is secured a ratchet-wheel 9. A dog 10 lowed to drop, which will straighten the link has a pivotal connection at one end with a connection between the rake-head andtonguelever 11, and the lever has a pivotal connecsupporting frame. The spring 21 will raise tion with the bracket 12. To the rake-head the crank under the link connection, thereis secured a bracket 13, having a series of by holding the link connection elevated, but

35 holes. does not cause the links to reach the dead- To the angle-bar 6 is secured a bracket 14, center. and to this bracket is pivotally connected a I claim as my inventionlink 15 intermediate its ends, one end sup- 1. In a horse hay-rake, the combination of porting a foot-rest 16 and its other end pivota rake-head, an axle a tongue-supporting 4o allyconnected to the links 17, having their frame, two links pivotally connected, one other ends connected to the bracket 13. link pivotally connected to the rake-head and Beneath the link connection between the the other link pivotally connected to the rake-head and tongue-supporting frame is tongue-supporting frame, a crank having a located a crank 18, supporting a roller 19. pivotal connection with the tongue-support- 45 This crank is pivotally supported in bearings ing frame and located beneath the link con- 20, the bearings supported by the angle-bar nection, a spring holding the crank under the 5. A coiled spring 21 surrounds one end of link connection, a lever,and a connection bethe crank, one end of the spring. resting tween the lever and crank. against the crank and the other end hooked 2. In a horse hay-rake, the combination of 0 over the angle-bar 5. The other end of the a rake-head, an axle, a tongue-supporting 10o frame, two links pivotally connected, one link connection, a lever, and a spring conlink pivotallyconnected to the rake-head and nection between the lever and crank.

the other link pivotally connected to the tongue-supporting frame, a crank having a GEORGE WILSON 5 pivotal connection with the tongue-support- Witnesses:

ing frame and located beneath the link con- A. O. BEHEL,

nection, a spring holding the crank under the l E. BEHEL. 

